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Fri, 11 Aug 2006 I went and saw Bloc Party last night at Stubb's BBQ with Alida. Those dudes don't need no instruction book to know how to rock. They are, all four of them, excellent musicians, the lead singer dude is entertaining, and of course all the girls swooned because they all had British accents. I believe they're going to be releasing a new album soon, and they claimed that they'd "be back next year," so I'll be looking for them to tour again. I just wish I had two more hands so I could give them four thumbs up. [ permalink | 2 comments ] Thu, 10 Aug 2006Last night, Matt and I discovered the McCormick and Schmick's has an awesome bar food menu that is extremely cheap, e.g., a half pound burger and fries for two dollars! A ton of hummous and pita for three! After this discovery, we walked the couple blocks to the Ginger Man to celebrate, or maybe just to play darts. Last night marks the single worst dart defeat I've ever suffered. I couldn't hit the broad side of a barn, and Matt was on. The game ended 319 to 0 and I left bulls wide open. On the upside, good ole' Ginger Man had some new arrivals, including a restock of St. Bernardus Abt 12 on tap, which was excellent shit (but not really better than in a bottle, since it's a bottle conditioned beer). In addition, I finally tried Chimay Cinq Cents, which I found entirely underwhelming. It had a thin, unremarkable flavor and mouthfeel like a glass of water. Chimay Gran Reserve is, to my memory, much better, but I'll admit it's been a good long while. The other new one I tried was Avery Maharaja, continuing my IPA kick. This has hop content rivalling the hoppiest beers I've ever had (it's over 100 IBUs for sure), but its flavor doesn't go much beyond that. Since Wednesday is $1.50 "taster glass" night, I back-to-backed it with my current favorite, at least in this arena, the Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA, and there's simply no comparison: the latter has a complexity of flavor that puts Avery's offering to shame. If you're a nut for hops, though, Maharaja will punch your ticket. Tue, 08 Aug 2006 First off, a couple new t-shirt designs: [ 1 | 2 ] I've been lax about posting my new beer experiences, so I'll give a quick rundown: La Fin du Monde, Rochefort 10, Hercules Double IPA, Oak Aged Yeti, St. Bernardus Tripel, and Ayinger Celebrator. They're all pretty awesome. La Fin du Monde and St Bernardus are both excellent tripels, though I think the latter is slightly more complex and in the end gets the nod. Rochefort 10 cannot be described by any word short of "ridiculous." The Oak Aged Yeti was excellent, like Samuel Smith's but with a bit more hops; I'd have to do them back-to-back to decide which I favor. Celebrator is a damn good beer, but I'll have to have more before I really form a more specific opinion than that. [ permalink | 0 comments (add one you lazy bastard!) ] |
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